Oh, the irony. And for Nancy Pelosi, oh the headache. As leading Democrats and even a lot of non-entity Democrats prepare to start debating over who gets to run against Donald Trump in 2020, some of them have begun arguing to remove Trump without an election at all. Sen. Kamala Harris told a CNN town hall that Congress should start impeachment proceedings against Trump based on obstruction of justice:
Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., came out in favor of beginning the impeachment process against President Donald Trump on Monday night, joining Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as major 2020 candidates who’ve called for impeachment proceedings after the release of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report.So...what would be the point? Other than sheer vindictiveness, which is exactly how it will be perceived. The 1998 Bill Clinton precedent here is instructive. Clinton lied under oath in that case, which was a much clearer crime than anything described in Robert Mueller’s Volume II on obstruction of justice, and the GOP-controlled House impeached him for it. However, there was no real consensus for removal and a great deal of concern that the underlying investigation that produced the perjury was a partisan hit job.
During a CNN town hall, Harris said she believes “Congress should take the steps toward impeachment.” But, adding that she’s “also a realist,” Harris said it was highly unlikely that Senate Republicans would, if the House does vote to impeach Trump, vote to remove him from office.
Of course, Democrats still seem slow on learning all the lessons from 1998. Harris joins Elizabeth Warren in calling for impeachment, albeit a few days late. Warren tweeted out her demand for House action on Friday, and then followed up in the CNN town hall to double down, for much too long: (Once this woman starts she continues to talk, she will not shut the hell up.)
Both candidates and a number of Democrats in Congress claim that impeachment is necessary to “protect democracy.” That argument would have worked if Robert Mueller found any evidence that Trump corrupted democracy by working with the Russians in the 2016 election. Not only did Mueller not find any evidence of that, the impact of Russian interference in the election was minimal, if even that, and it had nothing to do with Trump.
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Blog Author's Input: I don't believe either Harris or Warren are perceived to be serious Democratic candidates. According to the very early polls, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are as of this moment, the only two legitimate candidates and what have they said? Socialist Bernie wants convicted murderers to be able to vote and Biden still has not officially entered the race. If he does, he could be dodging questions about his unwanted touching of women and children. Also, what did he know concerning Obama and his part in an attempt to throw the 2016 election to Clinton.
Even if the House did start impeachment proceedings, what is their basis for it? There is none, it cannot be because they do not like Trump. This is simply the democrats attempting to continue where Mueller stopped. This is going nowhere. The Democrats, many years ago, had some presidential candidates who were reasonably intelligent. They were deranged or unstable and unpatriotic, but at least they were somewhat coherent. This current Democrat presidential field is the worst I have ever seen. The debates between Harris and O'Rourke along with Gillibrand and 'Spartacus' Booker should be amusing to watch.
Love to watch one of Fox News "hard news" shows and watch Rush Limbaugh claim Hillary Clinton led a silent coup against Donald Trump and needs to be indicted and in jail while the anchor smiles and nods along. pic.twitter.com/Y7MOPty9rO
— Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) April 23, 2019
